BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended a freeze on the Argentine assets of Chevron Corp. that had been ordered late last year following a suit by the winners of a $19 billion environmental judgment in…
A work accident occurred on Thursday, 30 May, 2013 at Naturkraft's facility on Kårstø. Two persons were exposed to ammonia in connection with maintenance work on an ammonia tank valve. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has decided to investigate…
Firefighters aim water at a van engulfed in fire, which was caused by a white phosphorus leak near Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, June 3, 2013 irefighters, wearing masks, try to process the damaged white toxic phosphorus barrels,…
On the 7th May 2013 a speeding tanker truck carrying gas crashed and exploded in a huge fireball along a highway near Mexico City Tuesday, killing at least 23 people and injuring dozens more. After a press embargo was lifted…
The Council of the European Union has adopted fresh legislation to reduce the risk and impact of major accidents stemming from offshore oil and gas operations. The new regulatory framework puts into place minimum safety standards for offshore exploration and…
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) presented four awards to recognize achievements in fire and life safety today at the 2013 NFPA Conference & Expo. The recipients of the 2013 Harry C. Bigglestone Award for Excellence in Communication of Fire…
CSB Releases New 3-Disc Safety Video DVD Set; Contains 31 CSB Productions Depicting Variety of Accidents Washington, D.C., June 5, 2013 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board today announced production and release of a new three-disc, single-box set containing…
BEIJING — Fire raged through a poultry plant in northeastern China on Monday, trapping workers inside a cluttered slaughterhouse and killing at least 119 people, reports and officials said.Several dozen people also were hurt in the blaze…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has idled two nuclear power plants after finding that test results for crucial control cables were falsified in a new blow to an industry mired in a graft scandal and safety lapses. South…
Connie Knight Conducted Fraudulent Hazardous Waste Safety Training for Those Seeking Employment in Oil Spill Cleanup Connie M. Knight, 47, previously of Belle Chasse, La., was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison in New Orleans federal court late yesterday…
